Staff Software Engineer

About the role

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based remotely in Brazil.

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to drive technical strategy and execution across high-impact engineering initiatives. In this role, you will design and build highly scalable, resilient distributed systems that support complex, high-volume product experiences. You will play a key part in advancing AI-powered capabilities, including low-latency conversational journeys, microservices orchestration, and real-time machine learning processing. Beyond delivering technical solutions, you will influence architectural decisions, strengthen engineering practices, and help teams navigate complex trade-offs. Working across multiple engineering teams, you will use your technical judgment and leadership to solve challenging problems and shape long-term technology direction. This is a remote-first opportunity open to professionals anywhere in Brazil, with the flexibility to work from other countries for up to 90 days per year.

Accountabilities You will serve as a technical leader, driving architectural excellence and enabling engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and innovative systems. Your responsibilities will include:

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Lead the technical design and delivery of high-volume, high-concurrency, mission-critical distributed systems.

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Drive architectural decisions that address scalability, resilience, performance, distributed data consistency, and system optimization.

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Design and evolve systems capable of supporting data-intensive applications and large-scale AI and machine learning capabilities.

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Contribute to the development of low-latency conversational experiences, complex microservices orchestration, and real-time ML processing.

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Evaluate technical alternatives and clearly articulate engineering trade-offs, balancing simplicity, flexibility, delivery speed, reliability, and build-versus-buy decisions.

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Identify and remove technical and organizational barriers that affect collaboration and engineering execution.

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Lead complex technical discussions and facilitate constructive conversations around architectural and structural challenges.

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Promote engineering standards and practices that support maintainability, reliability, and long-term scalability.

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Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical decisions with broader product and business objectives.

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Foster an inclusive engineering culture built on knowledge sharing, accountability, and continuous improvement.

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Contribute to the evolution of engineering practices through experimentation, adaptability, and the effective use of modern development tools, including AI-assisted technologies.